Posted on 10/31/2006 9:37:49 AM PST by Mo1
Washington – Senator John Kerry issued the following statement in response to White House Press Secretary Tony Snow, assorted right wing nut-jobs, and right wing talk show hosts desperately distorting Kerry’s comments about President Bush to divert attention from their disastrous record:
“If anyone thinks a veteran would criticize the more than 140,000 heroes serving in Iraq and not the president who got us stuck there, they're crazy. This is the classic G.O.P. playbook. I’m sick and tired of these despicable Republican attacks that always seem to come from those who never can be found to serve in war, but love to attack those who did.
I’m not going to be lectured by a stuffed suit White House mouthpiece standing behind a podium, or doughy Rush Limbaugh, who no doubt today will take a break from belittling Michael J. Fox’s Parkinson’s disease to start lying about me just as they have lied about Iraq. It disgusts me that these Republican hacks, who have never worn the uniform of our country lie and distort so blatantly and carelessly about those who have.
The people who owe our troops an apology are George W. Bush and Dick Cheney who misled America into war and have given us a Katrina foreign policy that has betrayed our ideals, killed and maimed our soldiers, and widened the terrorist threat instead of defeating it. These Republicans are afraid to debate veterans who live and breathe the concerns of our troops, not the empty slogans of an Administration that sent our brave troops to war without body armor.
Bottom line, these Republicans want to debate straw men because they’re afraid to debate real men. And this time it won’t work because we’re going to stay in their face with the truth and deny them even a sliver of light for their distortions. No Democrat will be bullied by an administration that has a cut and run policy in Afghanistan and a stand still and lose strategy in Iraq.”
Yep .. here is the thread
American Legion to Sen. Kerry: Apologize Now
U.S. Newswire ^
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1729302/posts
Kerry, there's just one word that needs to be said: "videotape". It ain't a "lie" if it's true.
Kerry must be reading Al Gore's book, "How To Become a Totally Irrelevant Defeated Former Presidential Candidate in Two Short Years."
"Bottom line, these Republicans want to debate straw men because they’re afraid to debate real men."
Dear J F'n K.
You are no real man. In fact, a straw man has more "wood" than you.
Sit down and shut up before you hurt yourself.
Laughable coming from the man who without evidence, slandered all Vietnam veterans with claims of horrific acts and more recently said US servicemen shouldn't be terrorizing Iraqi women and children.
LOL!
I just heard a longer clip on Fox. I am recording it right now and waiting to get his live comments then I will post it in mp3 form. Can someone tell me where I can post it so that Freepers can hear it for themselves.
In the meantime a liberal was just on Fox and tried to defend Kerry by claiming that student loans have been cut. My understanding is that student loan funds were negotiated with, chiefly, Ted Kennedy (ouch!) and the argument by Kennedy was to lower interest rates or make payment terms over a longer period.
Either way we all know that when the student loan allocations go up suddenly tuition rates not only go up but exceed the difference prompting Dem claims for even more money. It's a pathetic but purposeful cycle that the Dems/Liberal College Administrators create.
Lastly: Even if this is on a negative note, Kerry is surely jazzed that he is at the top of the newsmakers for the moment. This presser's soundbites should fill out a few political ads in the next week and, should he decide to run again, the next two years. Not to mention the statements for his defense by fellow dems.
This presser is surely an political ad being made before our very eyes.
He's on now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When there is a video of the remarks,
and it shows the little smirk on his face after making such remarks; it is going to be verrrrrry dificult to "dance around the remarks!"
Here it is NOW
He's not apologizing. He's blaming Bush for his comments.
My favorite part is that even with a room full of dummies, there was hardly ANYONE who laughed or clapped at the stupidity of the remark....you coulda heard a pin drop, and in his face at that moment, you could see him crapping his bloomers.....
"I just read the thread from Tony Snow's White House briefing...and Kerry BLACKBERRIED a message to the ABC News reporter while the briefing was going on.....and said that Tony was NOT giving the right context to his remarks...
SOOOOOOOO...Kerry has a direct link to the WH ABC reporter chick to push HIS agenda on the "White House (BUSH)" Press Briefing!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
They are all part of the Democrat-Media-complex.
He's trying to squirm out of it, claiming his superiority and that he's being unfairly attacked by distortions (he's disgusted)....
C***!
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus
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